Articles Written by Leslie Hudson

How to give back locally, from Goats to Gardens, Bottles to Boats, and everything in between. Ask anyone at any nonprofit, and they will all agree – volunteers are the heart of every organization. Volunteers even make up one-third of...

This program from Clean Water Action helps businesses, government agencies, and consumers stop waterway plastic and litter at the source Reduce, reuse, recycle: you’ve heard the phrase. What would come to mind as a fourth “r” when it comes to...

Exhibit at the Delaware Contemporary calls for visitors to “sea” change; among collection that asks “What Nourishes You?” At first glance, the whimsical sea life in the Plastic Reef, created by Miami-based artist Federico Uribe, looks like colorful sculptures. Once...

Stroud Water Research Center celebrates freshwater every day. For World Water Day, it welcomed visitors to showcase its programs. From creeks to classrooms, backyards to browsers, and everything in between, Stroud Water Research Center has pioneered freshwater research, education, and...

Stormwater Connect Helps Lower Water Bills while Protecting our Waterways If you own non-residential property, the Philadelphia Water Department wants you to swipe right for stormwater.  Stormwater Connect matches commercial, industrial, or multi-family property owners seeking Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI)...

Using sustainable tools to address current and future ecological challenges. What do a floating studio, map of bird migration patterns, and botanical field guide have in common? These are just a few of the tools currently in the Penn Program...

June is Great Outdoors Month. This local org is building community outdoors. After hitting the trails in Colorado during a 2017 vacation, Brandi Nicole’s life completely changed. Over the next two years, she worked full-time while completing a dual Master’s...

Chester County’s Stroud Water Research Center is delivering a “Fresh Perspective” on bridging the environmental education equity gap. After five decades of pioneering freshwater research, education, and water restoration, Stroud Water Research Center is taking its renowned programming on the...

3,771 is not the number of murals in Philly or the amount of visitors that Reading Terminal gets a day. It’s the number of plastic bottles that apparel brand United By Blue pulled from the Schuylkill River during our 2012 summer cleanups at Bartram’s Garden. If those same bottles were stacked end to end, they’d tower over the Comcast Center, or Philadelphia's tallest skyscraper. So who is United By Blue? A group of caped crusaders ridding our rivers of litter in the dead of night? Not quite. United By Blue is an organic apparel brand that removes a pound of trash from oceans and waterways for every product sold. Translated? If you buy the softest, organic shirt you’ll ever feel, we roll up our sleeves. You buy an organic, waxed canvas bag for your next adventure; we’re out on the water. (Find out more about how you can help, after the jump!)